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The elderly's experiences with health care in five nations
— findings from the Commonwealth Fund 1999 International Health Policy Survey | | Author(s) | Cathy Schoen, Erin Strumpf, Karen Davis |
| Corporate Author | Commonwealth Fund |
| Publisher | Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY, 2000 |
| Pages | 51 pp (Publication no 387) (plus 1 Briefing note) |
| Source | The Commonwealth Fund, 1 East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021-2692, USA. cmwf@cmwf.org |
| Keywords | Health services ; Health [elderly] ; Comparison ; Australia ; Canada ; New Zealand ; United Kingdom ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The survey assessed and contrasted the health care experiences of older people in the US with their counterparts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. The study interviewed 3,515 over-65s. Comparative material is offered on: access to and quality of health care and hospitalisation; prescription drugs; home health care; costs and future health care needs; low-income older people; and care experiences for people under and over age 65. While it is suggested that older Americans are more satisfied with healthcare provision than indicated in previous surveys, gaps still exist that make it harder for those on low incomes to obtain the care they need. In particular, the lack of prescription drug coverage and the growing inadequacy of long-term care financing leave poor older people vulnerable to financial burdens. To offer truly universal coverage to high-quality care, health insurance in each of the five nations must limit patient cost-sharing and offer a comprehensive benefits package. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000704204 B |
| Classmark | L: CC: 48: 7YA: 7S: 7YN: 8: 7T |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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